Oxford boss Pep Clotet praised Port Vale after his team went out of the FA Cup first round with a 2-0 defeat in Burslem on Friday night.

The team placed 10th in League One might have been forgiven for expecting an easier task against a Vale side 22nd in League Two, but Vale were well worth a victory secured with headers from Gavin Gunning, on 16 minutes, and Tom Pope on 53.

The Oxford Mail said: "It was no smash-and-grab raid from the underdogs, who showed greater energy throughout.”